International Relations (II) MCQs 2019
Welcome to the solved MCQs for the 2019 CSS International Relations Paper II. This paper focused on IR concepts, specific historical events, contemporary figures, and key treaties. Concepts tested included the Thucydides Trap, Big Stick Policy, Contraband, and Arms Control. Historical events like the Fourth Geneva Convention (1949), the Pol Pot regime (Cambodia), and the Good Friday Agreement (Ireland) were included. The INF Treaty (1987), Paris Agreement (2015), and Article 50 (Lisbon Treaty) were featured treaties. Contemporary issues covered included Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan), the Hambantota port (Sri Lanka/China), the Kerch Strait (Crimea), and the admission of Pakistan and India to SCO (2017). Authors like Robert Jervis, Robert Kaplan, and Immanuel Kant were also featured.
When did Pakistan and India become full member of SCO? (CSS 2019)
A. 9 June, 2015
B. 9 June, 2016
C. 9 June, 2017
D. None of these
Geveva Convention (IV) signed on 12 August 1949 is related to _________. (CSS 2019)
A. Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War
B. Protection of Military Persons in Time of War
C. Protection of Medical Persons in Time of War
D. None of these
How many members were there in SCO in beginning? (CSS 2019)
A. 5
B. 6
C. 8
D. None of these
Pol Pot was a revolutionary person and politician who governed ________ as Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea between 1976 and 1979. (CSS 2019)
A. Cambodia
B. Cuba
C. Ireland
D. None of these
Who is the author of the book “Perception and Misperception in International Politics”? (CSS 2019)
A. Robert Brown
B. Robert Jervis
C. Anthony Best
D. None of these
INF Treaty between USA and Russia was signed in ______. (CSS 2019)
A. Dec. 8, 1980
B. Dec. 8, 1985
C. Dec. 8, 1987
D. None of these
According to Paris Agreement 2015, how many degrees temperature needed to reduced compared to pre-industrial levels to limit global warming? (CSS 2019)
A. 1 degree C
B. 2 degree C
C. 3 degree C
D. None of these
Operation Enduring Freedom is a name of US military operation for attack on ______. (CSS 2019)
A. Iraq
B. Afghanistan
C. Vietnam
D. None of these
Who said, “War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers”? (CSS 2019)
A. Karl Marx
B. Georges Clemenceau
C. Winston Churchill
D. None of these
The Sri Lankan government handed over the ______ port to China, Under the 2017 agreement due to heavy unpaid loans. (CSS 2019)
A. Colombo
B. Kankesanthurai
C. Hambantota
D. None of these